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Posted November 23, 2016
Catching up with the past.

UPDATE 2: Browse through 88 pages of middle-eastern beauty as you explore <span class="bold">The Art of Tahira</span> and learn more about how this evocative world was designed.

UPDATE: The evocative soundtrack is now also available <span class="bold">for purchase</span>, both in mp3 and FLAC format.

<span class="bold">Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire</span>, a stylish turn-based RPG where a young princess must fight to save her people from a bloodthirsty empire, is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux DRM-free on GOG.com with GOG Galaxy support for achivements and a 10% launch discount.

Her world is still recovering from the downfall of a grand spacefaring civilization that came before. Princess Tahira can feel the echoes of the events that ushered this new dark age, but she must focus on the present and stand against the rising Astral Empire which threatens to wipe out her people. Roaming a world full of intriguing characters, lost magic and the smoldering remains of ancient glory, Tahira's modest forces must use guerilla tactics if they hope to challenge the Empire and emerge victorious from this fateful night. Every single battle is heavy with narrative context and will be decided by Tahira's clever use of the environment but also the abilities of the people she's travelling with.

Join <span class="bold">Tahira</span> on a journey where exploring the past can give new hope for the future, DRM-free on GOG.com.
The 10% discount will last until September 6, 1:59 PM, UTC.


https://www.youtube.com/embed/1PJTpGI1yWE
Post edited November 23, 2016 by maladr0Id
Posted September 01, 2016
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whalehammergames: There's virtually no difference between the GOG build and the Steam build except for Steamworks, which we can switch off with one line of code. So we'll always send GOG our new builds at the same time we update the Steam version. Nothing to worry about on that front :)
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opIgra: Glad to hear! Thanks for this information.
My pleasure :)
Posted September 01, 2016
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whalehammergames: Thanks so much for such a thoughtful analysis of the game, I really enjoyed reading it.
I happy you found it so. Thank you for creating a game worth writing (and thinking) about.
Posted September 01, 2016
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whalehammergames: The short answer is no. At the start of battles you will always have a designated number of characters that we've balanced for. We have some longer battles, that go through phases, where you move through the environment. Character deaths are persistent across those. But we made sure to give you plenty of opportunities to get reinforcements during those battles. So you always have a shot at winning it, even if you have a few messy encounters earlier in the battles.
Great. Bought the game and the music.
Posted September 02, 2016
Just bought the music.
Posted September 02, 2016
I'm intrigued. Approximately how long is the game? I have played other TBS squad combat games before.
Posted September 02, 2016
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Gydion: I'm intrigued. Approximately how long is the game? I have played other TBS squad combat games before.
We estimate about 10 hours, give or take depending on reading speed and how quickly you make decisions in combat, so likely to be longer on the harder difficulties.
Posted September 02, 2016
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whalehammergames: We estimate about 10 hours, give or take depending on reading speed and how quickly you make decisions in combat, so likely to be longer on the harder difficulties.
I'm playing in stages and it definitely takes me a good while for each battle. Last night I finally got to The Claw and The Hammer, and made it through the first part of the siege of Tira. I have to say, I love the whole ambush dynamic. It adds a spin to combat that really gives one a lot of options! The writing remains consistently good as well, which is another plus.
Posted September 03, 2016
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whalehammergames: We estimate about 10 hours, give or take depending on reading speed and how quickly you make decisions in combat, so likely to be longer on the harder difficulties.
Slightly on the short side for my taste. Though the story could make up for that. I rarely purchase a game Day One/Week One, but damn me if I've ever seen a Dev handle a release on GOG better. The whole thing reeks of competence and respect. I think I will pick this up when I buy TQ.
Posted September 03, 2016
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Posted September 04, 2016
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whalehammergames: We estimate about 10 hours, give or take depending on reading speed and how quickly you make decisions in combat, so likely to be longer on the harder difficulties.
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Gydion: Slightly on the short side for my taste. Though the story could make up for that. I rarely purchase a game Day One/Week One, but damn me if I've ever seen a Dev handle a release on GOG better. The whole thing reeks of competence and respect. I think I will pick this up when I buy TQ.
Same here --- people seem to be enjoying it and i respect fellow GOGger opinions so ill grab this before the launch promo is over. And also the soundtrack i suspect :D
Posted September 05, 2016
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whalehammergames: We estimate about 10 hours, give or take depending on reading speed and how quickly you make decisions in combat, so likely to be longer on the harder difficulties.
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Gydion: Slightly on the short side for my taste. Though the story could make up for that. I rarely purchase a game Day One/Week One, but damn me if I've ever seen a Dev handle a release on GOG better. The whole thing reeks of competence and respect. I think I will pick this up when I buy TQ.
Thanks so much for saying that.

To let everyone know our plans for updates. We've pushed three hot-fixes live to fix specific issues we've had reported. We also have a 1.1 patch planned for roughly (when it's done) the end of the month. That patch will look at some optimizations, non-critical bugs and the like.
Posted September 06, 2016
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whalehammergames: To let everyone know our plans for updates. We've pushed three hot-fixes live to fix specific issues we've had reported. We also have a 1.1 patch planned for roughly (when it's done) the end of the month. That patch will look at some optimizations, non-critical bugs and the like.
Cheers. I see you found the game sub-forum. GOG really should have included that in their orientation package. :p Had a bit of trouble with the audio at first, but worked around it. I'm now off to play.
Posted September 06, 2016
This game will probably last more than 10 hours for me, because I've tried for two nights to win the rooftop battle in Tira, with no success. I know I can, but it will be a while before it happens. :)

Thanks again to the devs for being so consistently engaged with the game and with the community here!
Posted September 07, 2016
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Cecco: I wish I had 4 GB of RAM...I'm downloading the Indiedb demo to see if I have any chance to play it. Thanks daveyd!
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gamesfreak64: Depending on what pc you have and in what country you live, ram is not that expensive, even a poor guy like me could afford it, but i guess thats because i already saved backk then to be able to get 4 GB ram in my pc (2009 assembled so it is "oblolete" now) and last eyar i saved some to buy 4 gb extra, now i have 8, sadly the ram i needed was old and no longer in stock, otherwise i would have bougt 12 gb , then i would have had 16 (max) GB now.
Oh, it is not about money. This silly old pc I mainly use has 3 GB RAM max, you cannot mount more on the motherboard. But I can lend some other family pc to play it so ok :) I know 3 GB is weird.
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Posted September 07, 2016
It seems that for some reason I can't answer directly to the developer's post. Thank you the the warning.
The demo crashed after the nice dialog part. I have bought it anyway, I will play it on someone else's pc ;)
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